Early adulthood

a·dult (

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1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.

2. Biology A fully grown, mature organism.

adj.

1. Fully developed and mature.

2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.

3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movies; adult bookstores.

[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolscere, to grow up; see adolescent.]

a·dulthood n.

a·dultness n.

adult [ˈædʌlt əˈdʌlt]

adj

1. having reached maturity; fully developed

2. of or intended for mature people adult education

3. regarded as suitable only for adults, because of being pornographic adult films

1. a person who has attained maturity; a grownup

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a mature fully grown animal or plant

3. (Law) Law a person who has attained the age of legal majority (18 years for most purposes) Compare infant

[from Latin adultus, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish]

adulthood n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	adult - a fully developed person from maturity onward grownup individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" adult body - the body of an adult human being brachycephalic - an adult with a short broad head caregiver - a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult catch, match - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist - a person who takes a position in the political center eccentric, type, character, case - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas dolichocephalic - an adult with a long narrow head elder, senior - a person who is older than you are ex-spouse - a person who was formerly a spouse host - a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events Jack of all trades - a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well liberal, liberalist, progressive - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties liberal - a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" militarist, warmonger - a person who advocates war or warlike policies golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person disarmer, pacificist, pacifist - someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes patrician - a person of refined upbringing and manners pledgee - someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge pledger - someone who makes or gives a pledge professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions sobersides - a serious and sedate individual man of the world, sophisticate - a worldly-wise person homebody, stay-at-home - a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel unemotional person, stoic - someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions thoroughbred - a well-bred person adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
	2.	adult - any mature animal animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Adj.	1.	adult - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup, big animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
	2.	adult - designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies" pornographic sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

adult

noun

grown-up, mature person, person of mature age, grown or grown-up person (man or woman) Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

adjective

1. fully grown, mature, grown-up, of age, ripe, fully fledged, fully developed, full grown a pair of adult birds

2. pornographic, blue, dirty, offensive, sexy, erotic, porn (informal), obscene, taboo, filthy, indecent, sensual, hard-core, lewd, carnal, porno (informal), X-rated (informal), salacious, prurient, smutty She was the adult film industry's hottest property.

Translations

adult [ˈædʌlt]

A. ADJ

1. [person] → adulto, mayor; [animal] → adulto

2. (= explicit) [film, book] → para adultos

3. (= mature) → maduro, adulto
to be adult about sth → comportarse como una persona adulta/como personas adultas con respecto a algo

B. N → adulto/a m/f
"adults only" (Cine) → autorizado para mayores de 18 años

C. CPD adult education N → educación f para adultos

adult [ˈædʌlt əˈdʌlt]

n → adulte mf

adj

(not child, not juvenile) [person, animal] → adulte

(= grown-up) [life] → d'adulte
Let's be adult about this → Comportons nous en adultes.

(for adults) [film, magazine, entertainment] → pour adultes
adult education n → formation f continue

adult [, (US)]

n → Erwachsene(r) mf; adults only → nur für Erwachsene

adj

person → erwachsen; animal → ausgewachsen; adult male (Zool) → ausgewachsenes Männchen; he spent his adult life in New York → er hat sein Leben als Erwachsener in New York verbracht

(= for adults) book, film, classes → für Erwachsene; adult classes → Kurse pl → für Erwachsene; adult education → Erwachsenenbildung f

(= mature) decision → reif; we were very adult about it → wir waren sehr ruhig und vernünftig

adult [ˈædʌlt]

1. adj (person, animal) → adulto/a; (behaviour) → da adulto; (film, book) → per adulti

2. n → adulto/a
"adults only" → "vietato ai minori di 18 anni"

adult

adj adult [ˈӕdalt, (especially American ) əˈdalt]

1 fully grown an adult gorilla. volwasse بَالِغ възрастен dospělý voksen; fuldvoksen erwachsen ενήλικος adulto täiskasvanud بالغ aikuinen adulte מְבוּגָר बालिग odrastao čovjek kifejlett dewasa fullorðinn, fulltíða adulto 大人の 성숙한 suaugęs pieaudzis dewasa volwassen voksen, utvokst dorosły adulto adult взрослый dospelý odrasel odrastao []vuxen โตเต็มที่ yetişkin, erişkin 成年的 дорослий جوان trưởng thành 成年人的

2 mature adult behaviour. volwasse نَاضِج، بَالِغ،رَاشِد пълнолетен zralý, dospělý moden; voksen erwachsen ώριμος adulto küps سنجیده kypsä adulte הִתְנָהָגוּת בּוֹגֶרֶת वयस्क zreo felnőtt dewasa, matang þroskaður, fullorðins- adulto 成熟した 어른스러운 suaugusio žmogaus pieauguša- matang volwassen moden, voksen dojrzały adulto matur зрелый zrelý, dospelý zrel zreo vuxen, mogen เป็นผู้ใหญ่ olgun, aklı başında 成熟的 повнолітній بالغ chín chắn 成熟的

a fully grown human being That film is suitable only for adults. volwassene إنْسَان بَالِغ، رَاشِد възрастен dospělý člověk voksen der/die Erwachsene(r) ενήλικας adulto täiskasvanu بزرگسال täysi-ikäinen adulte בּוֹגֶר बालिग odrasla osoba felnőtt orang dewasa fullorðinn adulto 大人 성인 suaugęs žmogus pieaugušais; pieaudzis cilvēks dewasa volwassene voksen dorosły adulto adult взрослый dospelý odrasla oseba odrasla osoba vuxen människa ผู้ใหญ่ büyük, ergin kimse 成年人 повнолітня людина ایک جوان آدمی người trưởng thành 成年人

adult → بَالِغْ dospělý muž voksen Erwachsener ενήλικος adulto aikuinen adulte odrasla osoba adulto 大人 성인 volwassene voksen dorosły adulto взрослый vuxen ผู้ใหญ่ yetişkin người trưởng thành 成年人

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